Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 10.37 watts per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania, 2000–2023
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania is 10.37 watts per capita, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania peaked at 17.88 watts per capita in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.37 watts per capita, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 194th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.88 watts per capita | 13.94 watts per capita | 17.88 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.77 watts per capita | 11.52 watts per capita | 13.83 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.82 watts per capita | 10.37 watts per capita | 11.27 watts per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 191 Afghanistan 11.89 watts per capita compare
- 192 Brunei 10.98 watts per capita compare
- 193 Rwanda 10.84 watts per capita compare
- 195 Burkina Faso 9.31 watts per capita compare
- 196 Central African Republic 8.58 watts per capita compare
- 197 Sao Tome and Principe 8.37 watts per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Tanzania
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2024)
- Gas production 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 16.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 70.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Tanzania was 10.37 watts per capita in 2023, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.88 watts per capita in 2000.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.37 watts per capita in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Tanzania ranks 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita)